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hi i'm jana petro the director of the

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kennedy space center it's always an

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honor to share about the incredible work

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that is being carried out at america's

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spaceport as we continue to enable safe

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secure access to space

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this year kennedy space center

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celebrates our 60th anniversary and as

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we look back over the six decades of

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science technology and exploration we

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are reminded that we stand on the

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shoulders of giants the pioneers who

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were charged with sending a man to the

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moon and returning him safely to earth

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didn't just pave the way for the work we

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are doing today they blazed a path to

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the deep recesses of our universe and

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the beacon of that achievement calls us

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to even greater endeavors

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2021 saw some incredible milestones as

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we supported continued science and human

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presence on the international space

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station through three commercial

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resupply missions as well as two

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operational crew rotation missions

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through our commercial crew program

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while this was taking place close to our

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planet nasa's launch services program

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supported important science missions

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like dart

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lucy and ixby which will help us to

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unlock the mysteries of our universe

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through increased commercial

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partnerships we are unlocking access to

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space and pushing the boundaries of

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discovery ensuring our nation remains at

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the forefront of space exploration

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perhaps the most exciting milestone for

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us this year is the maiden flight of

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space launch system and orion on artemis

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one

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last year we had shared that the final

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piece of flight hardware the sls core

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stage had arrived at ksc

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since then the teams at kennedy have

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been working tirelessly to assemble

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integrate and test sls and orion as

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artemis one prepares to take this

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historic trip

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in march orion and sls crawled 4.3 miles

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from the vehicle assembly building to

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the historic launch pad 39b for the wet

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dress rehearsal the final critical test

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before launch

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and after liftoff artemis 1 will travel

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a total of 1.3 million miles around the

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moon and back gathering critical data

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and setting the stage for the crude

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flights of artemis 2 and 3.

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flight hardware for these subsequent

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flights is staged at kennedy and deep

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space logistics teams continue to

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develop plans for the gateway outpost a

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critical component of the artemis lunar

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exploration program

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through artemis we will see the first

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woman and the first person of color on

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the lunar surface

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we will develop and implement the

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science necessary for long-term human

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presence in deep space and we will

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utilize our knowledge to prepare for

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future human missions to mars

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as we face the frontier of space this

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program will cement u.s leadership in

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space exploration while engaging

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international partners aspiring to

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contribute to a sustained presence on

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and around the moon and ultimately mars

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for years to come

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strong bipartisan support in washington

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and the president's robust budget

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request the largest science funding

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request in nasa's history reflect

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confidence in our agency and our mission

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the president's request also allows nasa

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to continue advancing science as we

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strive to understand earth's climate

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conduct groundbreaking research on orbit

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and invest in robotic missions that pave

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the way for off-earth human exploration

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while we are undertaking these ventures

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beyond our atmosphere kennedy is also

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postured to meet the demands of the

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future here on earth

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as early as the 1970s kennedy space

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center was called america's spaceport

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and as i look around the bustling

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operations we support every day i know

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we are living up to that name

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we are creating partnerships that enable

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sustainability and enhance usability at

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our spaceport kennedy has more than 90

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private sector partners and nearly 250

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partnership agreements in place and we

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partner with government and industry to

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provide space launch services and hosted

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government payload arrangements to

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ensure the united states has reliable

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resilient and diverse access to space

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we are embracing increased efficiencies

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by modernizing our space launch

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infrastructure we are enhancing

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operational efficiency increasing

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capacity and reducing launch costs

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organizations are able to unify

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manufacturing integration testing and

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launch services to a single center and

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kennedy is employing a master plan that

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allows for increased capabilities for

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existing and future commercial partners

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spacex recently submitted their notice

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of availability response to develop

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launch complex 49 to support launch and

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landing operations for its starship

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super heavy vehicle and while we're

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still in the very early stages of

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analysis this type of growth indicates

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the robust capabilities of our spaceport

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we are impacting our surrounding

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communities generating upwards of 5.2

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billion dollars through the employment

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of more than 12 thousand workers

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overall kennedy supports more than 27

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000 jobs in the central florida area

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partnering with the community means we

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are strengthening the economy enabling

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area growth and ensuring the health of

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the spaceport and space coast for

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generations to come

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and we are doing all of this while

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focusing on environmentally responsible

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practices and sustainability as we

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prioritize the long-term health of the

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land and wildlife we are responsible for

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stewarding

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this year marks 60 years of kennedy

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space center leading the way from

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mercury to mars and we are more

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committed than ever to honoring the

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legacy of our history even as we are

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hard at work writing the next chapter

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a chapter that is made possible by you

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this is a year of celebration a year of

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science and a year of discovery and

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you're invited to celebrate alongside us

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print out a poster and proudly display

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it and join us virtually for one of our